Birthdays

Andrew Gregg Curtin
Turns 42 on this date

John Calhoun Gilmore
Turns 37 on this date

Godlove Stein Orth
Turns 42 on this date

Charles Morgan Pearre
Turns 21 on this date

Lewis Thornton Powell
Turns 15 on this date

William Charles Ford Reed
Turns 28 on this date

Cadwallader Colden Washburn
Turns 41 on this date

Charles Henry Winfield
Turns 37 on this date
Events
Religion/Philosophy | Good Friday | 04/22/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The trial of Daniel Sickles for the murder of Philip Barton Key continues in Washington D.C. |
04/18/1859 to 04/23/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston continues in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio |
04/19/1859 to 05/09/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Reflex of Opinion,” April 22, 1859 | 04/22/1859 |
Letter | James Buchanan to Charles E. Wentz, April 22, 1859 | 04/22/1859 |